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On the recordJuly 14, 2016
I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 817) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows: S. 817 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PURPOSE; CLARIFICATION. (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to facilitate fee- to-trust applications for the Siletz Tribe within the geographic area specified in the amendment made by this Act. (b) Clarification.--Except as specifically provided otherwise by this Act or the amendment made by this Act, nothing in this Act or the amendment made by this Act, shall prioritize for any purpose the claims of any federally recognized Indian tribe over the claims of any other federally recognized Indian tribe. SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY OF THE SILETZ TRIBE OF THE STATE OF OREGON. Section 7 of the Siletz Tribe Indian Restoration Act (25 U.S.C.…
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska
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Jul 14, 2016

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